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NEW DELHI: Inter-linking of rivers remains a priority for the central government, Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti said Friday. Bharti, addressing a press conference here on completion of her 100 days in the water resources ministry, said the Ken-Betwa link will be the first in the list. "Ken-Betwa will be the first project of river inter-linking. It is vital for Bundelkhand area which is drought prone," she said. The minister said this link will provide drinking water to 13 lakh people and irrigate over 6.35 lakh hectares of land.

NEW DELHI: With cremations on the ghats of Ganga in cities like Varanasi and Haridwar adding to the impurities of the river, the Centre has constituted a committee to recommend technologies to cut down on pollution. Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Minister Uma Bharti said here that the sadhus and saints have supported the idea and have assured her that they will accept any technology which the government deems fit to reduce pollution. "Usually cremation grounds are close to banks of river Ganga.

AHMEDABAD: Amid a raging debate over 'love jihad', senior BJP leader and Union Minister Uma Bharti today said it is a "social problem" which has now come into the ambit of religion, and that "solution" to it can be found only by parents concerned and religious leaders. "Love jihad is a social problem which has now came into the frame of religion. I don't want to comment further on this issue," the Union Water Resources Minister said during her interaction with media in Siddhpur town of north Gujarat today.

DEHRADUN: Union Minister Uma Bharti today announced that the Ganga Rejuvenation Plan will be launched from Uttarakhand where the mighty river originates and said the mission can be achieved only through concerted efforts of the Centre and the state government. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat presented to her a proposal worth Rs 9478 crore for several projects to be undertaken as part of the mission. On a two-day visit to the state, Bharti, who held a meeting here with central and state government officials on conservation of the Ganga, said the mission can be achieved only through close coordination between the state and the Centre.

DEHRADUN: Union Minister for Water Resources Uma Bharti today asked the Forest Research Institute and the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education here to pool in their vast resources and expertise for the restoration of Himalayan ecology and rejuvenation of the Ganga. "If the FRI and ICFRE harness their vast resources and expertise for restoring the over-exploited Himalayan ecology and rejuvenating the Ganga, I have no doubt that the mission will be achieved," she said addressing officers of FRI and ICFRE here.

NEW DELHI: Union Minister Uma Bharti today reiterated her commitment to clean India's longest river Ganga and promised to do so in three years while also asserting that she would not entertain any questions in this regard before the task was achieved. "I am being asked many questions on the cleaning of Ganga, but I am not going to speak anything. I believe in action and I am going to make Ganga continuous and serene in the next three years. The questions are not going to affect me," she said at a felicitation ceremony of teachers organised by the Coordination Committee of Public Schools (CCPS)

NEW DELHI: As part of its efforts to make the Ganga rejuvenation programme a mass movement, the Ministry of Water Resource today launched a web portal to connect with the public on the ambitious project of the NDA Government. The bilingual website has a provision to receive feedback from the public, where suggestions can be given about the Ganga Rejuvenation Plan . Public can also upload files up to the size of 4 MB along with their suggestions, a press release said here.

MATHURA: Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti stressed on cleaning the Yamuna river during a surprise visit to the ghats here. The minister visited Mathura in Uttar Pradesh Tuesday when she changed her plan to go to Barsana to attend the birthday celebrations of Radha, beloved of Lord Krishna . She visited the main Vishram Ghat, Swami Ghat and the sewage pumping station at Masani. She also visited the Keshi Ghat in Vrindavan . She was shocked to see the open discharge from drains into the river.

MATHURA: Union Minister Uma Bharti today said some states are trying to create water dispute although she asserted that Uttar Pradesh would get its share of water. "Some states are trying to create water dispute (but) UP would get its share of water," Bharti, who made surprise inspection at some famous Yamuna ghats here, said without taking any names. "The state (UP) would not be allowed to suffer and if needed, its share would be given from the Central pool," she said. When asked about the pitiable condition of Yamuna, the Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, said, "Union government led by Narendra Modi is committed to ensure Yamuna pollution free.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today sought intervention of Union Ministers Arun Jaitley and Uma Bharti for "prompt clearance" of the project to restart work on the 'Sakki/Kiran Nallah' (drain) in Amritsar and Gurdaspur Districts. In separate letters to both the Union Ministers, Badal apprised them of this project, which would play a pivotal role in saving the border districts of state from the scourge of floods, an official release said. The project was approved by the Union Government in June 2006, but the work had to be stopped following objections raised by the Army regarding design of bridges in border area.